My Body
My Body by Emily Ratajkowski, published by Henry Holt and Company on November 9, 2021, is a 237-page exploration of the complexities surrounding femininity and commodification. In this work, Ratajkowski offers a deeply personal investigation into her experiences as a woman in a society that often reduces women to mere objects of beauty. The book reflects on her journey from a celebrated model and actress to a thoughtful commentator on the cultural dynamics that shape women’s lives.
Readers will find a collection of essays that delve into themes of feminism, sexuality, and power, examining the treatment of women and the societal pressures they face. Ratajkowski’s writing addresses the fetishization of female beauty and the intricate relationships between consent and exploitation within the fashion and film industries. This edition presents a candid perspective on the intersection of personal experience and broader social issues, making it a significant contribution to discussions on women’s studies and feminist theory.
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“My Body offers a lucid examination of the mirrors in which its author has seen herself, and her indoctrination into the cult of beauty as defined by powerful men. In its more transcendent passages . . . the author steps beyond the reach of any ‘Pygmalion’ and becomes a more dangerous kind of beautiful. She becomes a kind of god in her own right: an artist.”
—Melissa Febos, The New York Times Book Review
A “MOST ANTICIPATED” AND “BEST OF FALL 2021” BOOK FOR * VOGUE * TIME * ESQUIRE * PEOPLE * USA TODAY * CHICAGO TRIBUNE * LOS ANGELES TIMES * SHONDALAND * ALMA * THRILLEST * NYLON * FORTUNE
A deeply honest investigation of what it means to be a woman and a commodity from Emily Ratajkowski, the archetypal, multi-hyphenate celebrity of our time
Emily Ratajkowski is an acclaimed model and actress, an engaged political progressive, a formidable entrepreneur, a global social media phenomenon, and now, a writer. Rocketing to world fame at age twenty-one, Ratajkowski sparked both praise and furor with the provocative display of her body as an unapologetic statement of feminist empowerment. The subsequent evolution in her thinking about our culture’s commodification of women is the subject of this book.
My Body is a profoundly personal exploration of feminism, sexuality, and power, of men’s treatment of women and women’s rationalizations for accepting that treatment. These essays chronicle moments from Ratajkowski’s life while investigating the culture’s fetishization of girls and female beauty, its obsession with and contempt for women’s sexuality, the perverse dynamics of the fashion and film industries, and the gray area between consent and abuse.
Nuanced, fierce, and incisive, My Body marks the debut of a writer brimming with courage and intelligence.
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